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It is no secret that the world is facing an energy crisis. Global demand for fossil fuels continues to rise due to the growth of economies in Asia…

During the 1980s, Professor Hans Moravec articulated a problem that he believed existed within the field of robotics and computing. The way he saw…

It’s known as Achromatopsia, a rare form of color blindness that effects one in thirty-five thousand people. For those living with this condition,…

The Moon Landing, which occurred on July 20th 1969, was perhaps the greatest achievement in human history. Not only was it the crowning achievement …

Robots have long been used to carry out tasks, ranging from construction and factory assembling to cleaning and surveying. But robots that can rec…

Far from Silicon Valley in California, there is a place that some are now calling “Silicon Savannah.” Located around Nairobi, and centered on the …

Collaborative Consumption. Reputation Marketing. Trust Metrics. The Sharing Economy. Chances are, you've heard these terms being thrown around lat…

Frank Swain, a 32 year-old science writer from London, was first diagnosed with early onset hearing loss when he was in his 20s. In 2012, he was fit…

Today, more than a billion people around the world live without electricity, either due to lack of access or the sheer fact that they cannot affor…

Open any book of speculative science fiction and chances are, the subject of mind control will come up. Not so much the ability to control others wi…